Thanks gentleman. I wasn't expecting so many replies. Seems like with everything, there's more than one way to skin a cat. Also seems that to a certain extent the individual gun plays a part in it. I wouldn't have thought about that.
One of the reasons I asked is because here in Massachusetts deer hunting is limited to shotguns. You can use a fully rifled barrel though and some of the old bore rifles are gorgeous. Been thinking about picking one up to replace, or at least augment, my hammerless paradox. The majority of hunting is done by driving and/or still hunting though and there often isn't much time for a shot. Looks like I'd probably be limited to one shot with a somewhat slower followup, unless I went with the cocked and open approach, which I don't think would work well for me.
